it really does waste A LOT of tape--even though I have it set to the smallest possible borders

The unit wastes tape--a LOT of tape

Very user friendly, clear printing, lots of options for fonts, etc.

It does waste a lot of label when

A lot of label tape is wasted as it seems you must have a 2 inch margin on either side of the words.

works great although I need to learn how to adjust the space before and after the print - the settings allow for a large run of tape before the print starts and lots of space after the print runs which means that lots of tape is wasted

Like someone else said, a lot of waste on the label.

All the other reviews are correct: The thing wastes a lot of tape if you're just making one-off labels

A lot of people don't like the waste of label material when you print, but for me it's not that big of a deal

I love this machine a lot

Very frustrating to use and a lot bigger in size than I would like.

Excellent labeler, lots of options from text size to font style

Brother PTD200 Advice: I would try to select "chain" printing whenever possible to save on TZe tape consumption, otherwise you waste a lot of tape advancing a single label to the cut-off knife

This turns out to be a good thing, as the printer tends to waste a lot of tape at the beginning and end of the label

The other flaw I see is when you put the printer on "auto length" it wastes a LOT of blank tape on both sides of your printed word.

A lot of people complain about the amount of tape it uses

The keyboard layout is a lot cleaner than the PT-65 - not perfect but much better.

I had bought the older version of this hand held - I like this one better, its a lot faster than the old one

The cons I see are in a rather dim screen that is sensitive to viewing angle and also, like most label makers, it is designed to waste a lot of expensive tape out of the box